A Project to Develop Master's Level STEM Secondary Teachers with Educational Leadership Expertise

诺伊斯·奥斯汀学院STEM教育领导学者（ACSELS）计划是一个轨道1（奖学金津贴）项目，将招募，准备和支持生物学，生物化学，化学，计算机科学，数学和物理学科的至少11个本科专业，成为准备充分的中学科学和数学教师。ACSELS计划将为学习成为教师的STEM专业提供奖学金，实习和津贴。学生将接受明确的领导能力培训，为他们在高需求的学校环境中工作做好准备，成为有效的STEM教师，教师领导者，变革推动者和学生的榜样。诺伊斯学者将完成一个为期五年的课程，获得STEM领域（生物学，生物化学，化学，计算机科学，数学或物理学）的学士学位，教育学辅修专业和教育学硕士学位。ACSELS项目活动将在学术和职业生涯的多个方面影响诺伊斯学者。这些活动包括中学课堂的早期经验;领导行为发展培训; STEM教师，教育教师和在职教师导师的指导;以及毕业后的持续专业发展。学者还将有资格完成非正式STEM教育的暑期教学实习。领导行为发展培训将通过STEM教学和研究（星星）领导力计划和领导力教育通过应用和教学法（LEAP）计划进行。正式的领导行为发展培训对准备STEM专业在高需求的当地学区从事教学职业的影响将进行调查，并有助于知识的产生。

The Noyce Austin College STEM Education Leadership Scholars (ACSELS) Program is a Track 1 (Scholarships & Stipends) project that will recruit, prepare, and support a minimum of 11 undergraduate majors in the disciplines of biology, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and physics to become well-prepared secondary school science and mathematics teachers. The ACSELS Program will provide scholarships, internships, and stipends to STEM majors studying to become teachers. Students will receive explicit training in leadership competencies that prepare them for working in high-need school settings as effective STEM teachers, teacher leaders, change agents, and role models for students. Noyce Scholars will complete a five-year program earning a bachelor's degree in a STEM field (biology, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, or physics), a minor in education, and a master's degree in education.ACSELS Project activities will impact Noyce Scholars at multiple points of their academic and professional careers. These activities include early experiences in the secondary school classroom; leadership behavior development training; mentoring from STEM faculty, education faculty, and in-service teacher mentors; and continued professional development after graduation. Scholars also will be eligible to complete a summer teaching internship in informal STEM education. Leadership behavior development training will be conducted through the STEM Teaching and Research (STAR) Leadership Program and the Leadership Education through Application and Pedagogy (LEAP) Program. The impact of formal leadership behavior development training on preparing STEM majors for teaching careers in high-needs local school districts will be investigated and contribute to knowledge generation.